Cowles played Charlie Kischel trainer for the Charlestown Chiefs in the 1977 hockey comedy.

Cowles’ career spanned both stage and screen, with Broadway roles in productions including The Time of Your Life and Sweet Bird of Youth, and he appeared in other Hollywood films including Shutter Island and American Loser. He also wrote several plays.

But he is likely best known for his role as the villainous Billy Clyde Tuggle in All My Children. Other TV credits include The Bold and Beautiful, Oz and Life on Mars.